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MCHENRY "Serving The ChaiH-O-Lakes Region Since 1875" Volume 86 -- No. 38 -- 3 Sections McHENRY ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANAUARY 19, 1961 18 Pages -- 10c Per Copy Husband Kills Young McHenry Mother something new. has been added/at the Plaindealer office, put into use for tKe frrst .time last Thursday. A bright blue dispenser stands outside our front door on press day. containing copies of your hometown paper. The innovation is intended for .the convenience of folks in a TOrry. who merely need to slip their money in a handy Slot and take a paper. We want our friends to know that we are still inside the door with many more papers for those who have more time and prefer to stop for a friendly "hello" Thursday morning. If you- think that nothing has happened in McHenry this past year, you're wrong, and figures prove it. For the twelve-month period, it required 79,242 pounds of newsprint to care for the needs of the 5,195 people who get the Plaindealer each week. There have been 1,046 pages printed containing 59,506 inches of local news with 476,048 lin^ of type and 2,380,240 words to read. If this hasn't kept you busy, then you're just not keeping up with the news in McHenry. It has long been our feeling thqt a certain percentage of folks who stop at accident scenes do so more out of curiosity than a real intention to ly pass up someone in need of assistance, but it is hard to imagine what help is intended when highways are blocked so that ambulances and doctors have difficulty reaching the injured persons. Every so often a driver is sure to come upon a situation such as we experienced near Hebron recently in mid-day, whin the crash victim was unable to be moved from the edge of the highway until help arrived. In the meantime, car after car approached and it. was interesting to see the different reactions. Some, who were driving on the opposite side of the highway, continued on about their business, while others took to thcQj)vrong side of the road in order to be on their way. Still others pulled off the side of the road and waited for the approaching ambulance to remove the victim. Mingled with these drivers, who seemed to show some feeling for their responsibility to best assist by keeping from being a nuisance, were the fevwwwho couldn't resist a peek at The injured party. They left their cars in the middle of the highway, walked to the crash scene and did the only think they could--satisfy a morbid curiosity by staring at (Continued on page 8) Aid March Of Dimes Rudy Bryant Photo Pictured above are some of the McHenry area folks who have been aided in recent years through contributions to the annual March of Dimes drive, now in progress. Some of them will be taking an active part in making an accounting of the collections in the Mothers March, which is scheduled for Thursday evening, Jan. 26, with headquarters at the Legion home. Shown in the back row, left to right, are Jack Powers, Dorothy Weichmann, Ed Guettler and Gene Freund. Sitting, left to right, are Mrs. Leonard Blake, Linda Herdrich, Bonnie Schiller, Mrs. Doris Schiller and Mrs. Mildred Miller. Not pictured but also recipients of assistance during their bout with polio were Ralph Patzke of Champaign, Richard Herdrich, who attends Xavier university in Cincinnati, Ohio, Peggy Burns, Sandra' Rodenkirch and Gail Marquart. TWO STATE INTENTIONS FOR ALDERMANIC POSTS Although several days still remain before the first day for filing for city offices, two more McHenry men announced their Intention of formittgier alderma»ic.,pqs.tsilhi& weeiu. . Donald Schaefer will run for alderman in the first watd in his bid for the place of Edward Thennes, who announced that he would not be a candidate. In the third ward, Ray Smith will seek the vacancy created by the decision of Warren Holly not to be a candidate for re-election. Schaefer resides on Broad street and Smith lives on Elm street. Announcement of Schaefer and Smith completes the Progressive ticket, which is headed by Donald Doherty, who will run for mayor; Earl R. Walsh for city clerk; Thomas F. Bolger for city treasurer; Donald Howard for police magistrate and Theodore N. Pitzen for alderman in the second ward. The opening day for filing is Jan. 23. HOME BURGLARIZED The Anthony Kosiba home on Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake, was. reported to have been brokenMnto by burglars sometime the past week and items valued at more than $500 were taken. The house was unoccupied at the time of the burglary, as the owner resides in Chicago. Among items stolen were a TV table model, electric clock, rifle, deep fryer and other kitchen utensils. I* PUN REPORT HIGHLIGHTS I §1 Community Facilities • I-- (The following facts are «taken from information contained in the recently released Plan Report for the city of McHenry). Planning experts feel that, ideally, future major site acq i f f l l t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t should be undertaken in conjunction with school planning. Experience has proven that joint use of school sites as park or recreation sites has resulted in great savings to the public, and in greatly improved facilities. Site requirements, they say, are very similar for parks and schools and the scjfcsity of land favorable to the development of either makes joint acquisition only logical. Growth toward adequate recreation goals will be gradual, and the extent of population growth within the immediate planning area will largely determine land acquisition "for public purposes within the 9 next fifteen to twenty years. Within the planning area, public facilities needed to serve an a n t i c i p a t e d 6 6 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e should not be less than the following, planners say: Eighty total acres of playground space located so that no person has to travel more than one-quarter to one-half mile to reach one; 80 total acres of playfield, with service distances of one-half to one mile, and with minimum size of any playfield 20 to 25 acres; 160 total acres of parks, with one park for each 30,000 population; 7 to 10 acres for swimming pools if developed outside of park locations, and one pobl for each 30,000 population. ^ Planners feel that based on the recommended standards stated above, two pool sites would be ultimately required f o r d e s i r a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t . Further consideration should be given to providing one pool Four Fined On Liquor Charge Four young men from the McHenry community, apprehended recently on the Johnsb u r g b l a c k t o p r o a d a n d charged with having open liquor, in. $heirr car, appeared in court last ^hursday. Each was fined $25. The four were Jack Christie, 17, John Sexton, 19, William Maxon, 17, and William Michaels, 17, owner of the car, according to the Woodstock justice of the peace who heard their cases. This was the second time in recent weeks that local youths have faced similar charges. The justice of the peace hears the cases, but further investigation as to the source of purchase of the liquor lies with the county authorities. . A check with the sheriff's office disclosed that only when complaints are signed do the cases of persons responsible for selling the liquor come before a justice of the peace, with members of the Liquor Commission also present. The spokesman was unable to say whether or not any charges were pending at this time. WINS SCHOLARSHIP - M (Continued on Page 8) RUTH ANN SCHOENHOLTZ 4 Ruth Ann Schoenholtz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Schoenholtz of Waukegan road, McHenry, is the recipient of the three-year nurse scholarship award given by the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary to Post No. 4600. Presentation was made this week by Daisy Smith, president of thie auxiliary. Ruth Ann,- a 196° graduate of the McHenry high school, has been in training at St. Charles hospital, Aurora, since September.,. The young lady's father, who is assistant superintendent of schools in McHenry, last summer won the "outstanding citizens" award of the«V.F.W. REVEAL ifESUJLTS OF RECENT JAYCEE SURVEY NEXT WEEK Director Henry Heise of the McHenry Junior Chamber of Commerce this week announced the completion of the Community Development Survey taken by this local group. The/survey, an accurate sampling of the residents of McHenry, shows the percentages of public opinion on all topics covered by the questionnaire forms, plus the disclosure of some very pertinent facts relating to the over-all improvement and benefit of the community. . In the very near future, a special meeting of the board of directors, and the Community Development committee of the Jaycees will be held, to decide upon the adoption of projects, the need for which was disclosed by the survey, and courses of action to be taken for the correction and accomplishment of such projects. Complete survey results will be published next week. Study Merchant Police System As the resint of burgjaries which have occurred loiinuly in recent mantlis. interest has develo|) ecl iimonK McHenry businessmen concerning the possibility of establishing some type of merchant police system. On Wednesday afternoon of this week, Mayor George P. Freund and President Frank Low of the Chamber of Commerce Hn^t to discuss a further study Y the situation. It was decided to name a committee composed of members of both the City Council and the C of C in an effort to determine the value of such a service to local merchants and to look into the various types of service employed in other, nearby cities. Regardless of the kind of protection that might be selected, the cost of the service would very likely be undertaken by the businessmen. The merchant policeman would be employed to make an additional check on all doors of business establishments subscribing to the system throughout the night. He would keep in contact with the local police and any irregularities would be reported immediately to them for investigation. POSTPONE POLICE MEETING There will be no Junior Police meeting on Jan. 24, as originally scheduled. Instead, the next meeting will be on Feb. 28 at the Methodist church. LICENSE DEADLINE Remember that only four weeks remain in which to order state license plates and have them displayed on your car. The deadline is Feb. 15. COUNCIL TO ACT SOON ON Commission Asks Group To Adopt Report For City ' Three members of the McHenry Plan Commission, Le- Roy Olson, -Donald Johnson and Royal Bernier, attended the City Council meeting Monday night to request the Council to adopt the report from Stanton & Rockwell, plan consultants. * The commission is anxious to file the report with the county in order to give county officials a guide to McHenry's thinking in the future development of the area. The Council asked for an opinion from City Attorney John E. Looze and received his opinion that legally the plan could be filed, extracting ^he zoning ordinance portion whifeh requires a public hearing. * Finds Objection However, Mr. Looze found objection in the report which points toward the right to take a man's property without due process of the law and just compensation. He further informed the Council of pending legislation concerning dedication of land and asked that Council members be given the opportunity to read the report before adoption. All parties agreed on the idea of further study and Mayor Freund asked the Council to be ready to act at the next meeting. Mayor Freund reappointed LeRoy Olson and Alderman •Theodore N. Rjtzen to threeyear terms on the Plan Commission. Dan Justen was appointed for one year as a mem-, ber to complete the term of Alderman Charles D. Brown, who, requested the change due to his inability to attend the meetings. C Oi C To Hold Installation^ A general meetirfgi~6f^ the McHenry Chamber/ of Commerce is being plaimed for Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, at 8 o'clock at the V.F.W. clubhouse, to which all members and prospective new members are invited. Installation of officers and a special program are in the plans for the evening. Dr. John Goetschel, past president of the organization, will install Frank Low as new president; Ed. Rook, vice-president; and Richard Zignfan, treasurer. Guest speaker wHT be Richard Bickle, mailager of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bickle has been very active assisting in the development of many C of C groups in central and northern Illinois and has aided in the development of communities the size of McHenry. There will be a discussion by heads of various committees, including Charles Smith for the retail committee; Edwin Rook, membership; and Donald Doherty, planning and industrial. GOP HOLDS FIRST CAUCUS IN TOWNSHIP ( Select Justice And Constable JANICE OKER FATALLY SHOT NEAR CRYSTAL LAKE PLANT FRIDAY AS SHOCKED CO-WORKERS LOOK ON While co-workers at the^^Oaks^ Manufacturing Co., in Crystal Lake looked on in nbrror, a young McHenry mother of two, Mrs. Janice Reinboldt Oker, 22, was fatally wounded by her estranged husband, Herman Oker, Jr., of 280 Illinois street, Crystal Lake, early last Friday morning, Jan. 13. One of the onlookers, just arriving for work about 7:55 a.m., thought the brief scuffle between the two was only in fun until she slumped to the ground after Oker fired a shot at close range from his .22 calibre revolver. Fire Causes $2,200 Damages EDWARD THENNES SEEKS ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR POST Petitions for Edward J. Thennes for assistant supervisor were being circulated early this week and were scheduled to be filed as tl/e Plaindealer went to pressr--- Thennes, who has served as an alderman in McHenry's first ward, is completing the Citizens' party ticket, other members having filed after tire opening deadline of Jan. 9. The Citizens' party ticket is a companion to the People's party ticket on which LeRoy Smith ran for supervisor and Walter Dean and Albert Adams . for assistant supervisor two years ago. Ten Hurt In Week's Most Serious Accident In Area Only one of ten: people injured in a two-car crash last Saturday night was seriously hurt, and her condition was reported much improved this week. The injured woman was Thelma Allen of Chicago, who was taken to Memorial hospital, Woodstock, for treatment. She was a passenger in a car driven by Fred Lang, also of Chicago. Others involved in the collision were all county young people. Four were from this community. Mary Daly, 17, of Johnsburg, driver of the seccond cai, and the following passengers, Doris Finney, 18, of Lakemoor, Marge Tipperreiter, 17, of Johnsburg, Robert Williams, 17, of Highland Shores and Peter Latino, 21, of Woodstock were hospitalized; also Taylor Gault, 20, Forrest Ray, Jr., 17, and Gene Nuslaum, 17, all of Woodstock, who were released after treatment. The accident occurred about 9:30 in the evening on Rt. 120, near the Highland Shores intersection. Sheriff's deputies said Miss Continued on Page 8 DEMOCRATS WILL SELECT CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE JAN. 23 A number of local residents were listed among the thirtytwo members of the Democratic delegation named to attend the 19th Judicial district convention, to be held Jan. 23 at the V.F.W. hall in Waukegan. Jack McCafferty of Wonder Lake was named to head the county delegation. Other local delegates are James Raycraft, John Colomer, Helen Pearson, Theresa Schultz and Al. Pearson. Alternates include Ed. Kozmund, L&rry H u c k, Alex D r u c k e r , I r e n e Ray c r a f t , Thomas Hanahan and Harry Jackson. CONTINUE CASE The case of Joseph Chrz, 42, of Berwyn, charged with rape and taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old Wonder Lake girl recently, was continued for the second time in court last Friday. The next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27. R. R. Marshall of Johnsburg was ncpninated justice of the peace afid SigUrd)Jacobsen as constable at the first Republican caucus ever held in McHenry^ township. The gathering of precinct committeemen and many other interested persons was held in the high school auditorium on Monday evening of this week. J. R. Levesque of McCullom Lake acted as chairman for the caucus, which attracted about 150 persons. He informed the assembled crowd of the important facts of the law concerning nomination of justices of the peace and constables. . The various committeemen were introduced, including C. J. Miller, Al Stilling, Joe Frett, George Gutzman, Anthony Varese, Charles Miller, John Bonder and C. Freund, the latter of Eurton township. Also introduced before the nominations were opened were members of the judges and rules committee, headed by Anthony Varese as chairman, and the credentials committee, with Roland Herrmann as chairman. Nominated For Office Marshall was. nominated by Mrs. Clara Nell, after which S. B. Weiss of Precinct 8 named Steven Vadula of Wonder Lake for the post of justice of the peace. - At the request of George Gutzman of Precinct 5, a short recess was granted for the purpose of holding a precinct caucus. The general vote of all precincts followed, dt which time Marshall was nominated, and later, George Gutzman of the fifth precinct requested a change cf that group's vote to make the nomination unanimous. Jacobsen's nomination for constable was made by Warren Krebs and no other names were placed before the voters. The GOP in McHenry township plan another caucus the first week in February for the township elections to be held in April. The exact date will be announced later. PLACED ON PROBATION An order made by Judge James Cooney in family court this past week requires two 13-year-old Crystal Lake boys to make restitution of $200 to the Chicago & North Western Railroad for damage caused by rocks they piled on the railroad track. They were also placed on probation. The incident occurred the middle of December. A fire which broke out in a cement building recessed in the ground just west of Rt. 31, two miles south of McHenry, resulted in about $2,200 in damages Saturday afternoon. Firemen of Company I, McHenry, found it necessary to return to the fire house four times for additional water. The fact that the building was underground and had a concrete top made it difficult to reach. The concrete enclosure was used as a storage building to keep crates and skids for the truck farm operated by A. J. Krecker on Rt. 31. Firemen think there is a probability that the cause of the flames may have been a carelessly discarded' cigarette. Thrpr^-firo yvere putf into service to extinguish the blaze, which caused about $200 in damage to the building as well as $2,000 to the contents. Earlier in the week, there were four grass fires. Company I rnembers were called to Woddlawn Park to fight a grass fire about 8 o'clock Thursday evening. No damage resulted. On Friday afternoon, and again that same evening, they answered calls at different lo-" cations on Lincoln road, northeast of McHenry. On Tuesday afternoon they were called ^to Heumann's subdivision. AREA HOSPITAL SCHEDULES ANNUAL MEETING JAN. 24 An outstanding hospital administrator, Delbert L. Price of Chicago, immediate past president of the Illinois Hospital association, will be the speaker at the annual meeting of Memorial Hospital for Mc- Henrj^County Hospital association on Jan. 24. This second DELBERT PRICE annual dinner meeting will again be held at Marian Central high school at Woodstock. The speaker is the administrator at Chicago Children's Memorial hospital and his topic will be "A Look At Hospitals Today and Tomorrow." Bertram Hanson, administrator at Memorial hospital, was associated with Price as his assistant for three years prior to coming to McHenry county. The Rev. Eugene Baumhofer, superintendent of Marian Central, will give the invocation at the dinner meeting and Eugene Maxwell, minister and teacher, will act as master of ceremonies. A film that points (Continued on Page 8) Harry Becker of Center street, the only known McHenry witness tg^lhe shooting, . said, "It soifrfcted like a cap pistol". Mr. Becker, in talking to a Plaindealer reporter in his home, told details leading up to the tragic incident and in the minutes which followed and police arrived on the scene. He had parked between the main entrance and the shiffc/ ping room door, about thirty feet from the former, ar«J was walking toward the door wheats? noticed a youhg man and woman tussle briefly, then saw him take his gun and shoot her. The McHenry man said he found it hard to be~ lieve it was more than in jest until the girl fell to the ground without a word. Mr. Becker said the young man ran toward his cair about 15 feet away, then^ returned and shot her twice.. Again returning to his csuft Oker started it and appeared to be heading toward the building, in the direction of employees who gathered after they heard the first shot. Called For Help Leaving instructions to get his license plates, Becker hurried into the building to call police while another bystander went to another part of the parking lot to get the security guard, Leo F. Ehrlich. Al- .3 though the McHenry man heard no words between the couple, he said other witnesses told of Mrs. Oker pleading with her husband not to shoot. They also told Becker that while he was in the building, Oker returned from the car once more and shot her again as she lay on the ground. Securing handcuffs from the juard. who had forced Oker to the ground with his hands up, Becker put the cuffs op him and awaited the arrival ofe auTfiorities. He said he heard) Oker confess, "I did it," as he' returned from the building. „ • Mrs. Oker was rushed by ambulance to McHenry hospital, where she died less than an hour after being shot. Coroner Theron Ehorn said bullets passed through her left forehead, left lower jaw and ieft breast. The Crystal Lake police department told of Oker admit* Mng he was wrong in shooting his wife after he was taken to the city jail and later to the county jail. He is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on Jan. 23 before Policv Magistrate Percy Lodtz of Crystal Lake, formerly of McHenry. Continue Inquest A coroner's jury was sworn in Friday evening and the in- (Continued on Page 8)